Before the national cry that police officers be outfitted with body cameras reached its current fevered pitch, the police force at Ohio State began experimenting with the little devices last September.

Before the national cry that police officers be outfitted with body cameras reached its current fevered pitch, the police force at Ohio State began experimenting with the little devices last September.

Captain David Rose says the 47-member OSU force currently has seven cameras, soon to grow to nine.

Rose says Certain officers have been assigned the devices to use out in the field. Rose said the goal of the OSU pilot program is evidence gathering.

“The point of our camera program is about capturing evidence and we’re relatively early in a pilot program,” Rose said.

OSU spokesman Dan Hedman said the program is open-ended.

You can hear WOSU’s Marilyn Smith’s conversation with OSU Police Captain David Rose.

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http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/09/20/osu-columbus-police-agree-on-off-campus-patrols/#commentsThu, 20 Sep 2012 10:30:06 +0000Steve Brownhttp://wosu.org/2012/news/?p=35457

For the first time, OSU police officers have clearance to respond to incidents in the densely-populated neighborhood around campus.

For the first time ever, Ohio State University Police has clearance to respond to incidents in the densely-populated neighborhoods near campus.

OSU Police and Columbus Police on Wednesday signed a joint jurisdiction agreement that lets OSU officers respond to incidents in the area east of High St. where the majority of students live. For details on the new agreement, WOSU’s Steve Brown spoke with OSU Undergraduate Student Government President Taylor Stepp. Click the play button above to hear their conversation.

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